****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 07. FEBRUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 06. Feb. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1100 hrs., 07. Feb. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Unknown suspects shot at taxi; K-Albanian driver slightly injured. Gnjilane Region : Two K-Albanian males arrested for assaulting another K-Albanian male. Prizren Region : K-Albanian male arrested for the murder of another K-Albanian male. Pec Region : K-Albanian male found shot to death in his vehicle. Mitrovica Region: K-Bosnian residence damaged by explosive device. No injuries. PRISTINA Region =============== :: ATTEMPTED MURDER :: * Kacikolle Village, Pristina - 06/02 - 1530 hrs. Unknown suspect(s) fired several shots at a taxi. The K-Albanian male driver was grazed on the head by one of the shots and slightly injured. The two passengers (ethnicity not reported) were not injured. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. * Gracko Village, Lipljan - 06/02 - 1710 hrs. Two unknown suspects driving a passenger car shot with a pistol at a K-Serb male walking towards his residence and wounded him in the leg. The victim was taken to a hospital for medical treatment. GNJILANE Region =============== :: ASSAULT :: Gnjilane - 05/02 - 2000 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested after they had attacked another K-Albanian male with a pepper spray. The victim sustained no injuries. PRIZREN Region ============== :: MURDER :: Crnovrane Village, Malisevo - 06/02 - 1100 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he shot dead another K-Albanian male with a pistol. Preliminary investigation indicates that the motive may be to avenge the killing of the suspect's relative 25 years ago, which was allegedly carried out by the victim. THREATS Prizren - 06/02 - 0010 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for threatening an UNMIK Police Officer and the K-Albanian male tow truck driver because his vehicle was impounded. No physical injuries were reported. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL Prizren - 05/02 - 2220 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was observed to have been driving dangerously and later found to have been highly intoxicated with alcohol. DEAD BODY FOUND Gorozup Village, Prizren - 05/02 - 1200 hrs. A complete skeleton (gender not known) was located along the banks of the river Vrbnicko Jaz that appeared to have been lying there for more than one year. Investigation continuing. PEC Region ========== :: MURDER :: Istinic Village, Decani - 06/02 - 0930 hrs. A 25-year-old K-Albanian male was found shot to death in his vehicle. The victim was transported to Pec Morgue. Motives and suspect(s) are unknown at the time of report. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ROCKET ATTACK Novo Selo Village, Pec - 06/02 - 0115 hrs. Unknown person(s) fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the building containing the local ambulance center causing some structural damage. No physical injuries were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON Dakovica Town - 06/02 - 1115 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was found in possession of a pistol and ammunition during court proceedings. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS Dakovica Town - 05/02 - 1430 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was found in possession of a small quantity of a substance believed to be hashish. MITROVICA Region ================ :: EXPLOSION :: Mitrovica South - 06/02 - 2345 hrs. Unknown person(s) threw an unknown type explosive device on to the roof of a K-Bosnian female's house. The explosion caused extensive damage; no physical injuries were reported. BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE PASSPORTS 05/02. Five K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo on false passports. The documents were seized and the subjects were released into Kosovo. FALSE IDENTIFICATION 05/02. One K-Albanian attempted exit Kosovo on a false Belgium I.D. The document was seized and exit was refused. DENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- STOLEN PASSPORT 05/02. One K-Albanian crossed the border using a stolen passport. The document was seized and the suspect was released into Kosovo. ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING * 05/02. Macedonian Police discovered a K-Albanian male crossing the border illegally. He was turned over to BCP where he was released into Kosovo. * 05/02. UNMIK Police arrested a K-Albanian male for crossing the border illegally. VRBNICA ------- FALSE PASSPORT * 05/02. One K-Albanian attempted to cross the border using a false passport. The document was seized and the subject was released into Kosovo. * 05/02. One K-Albanian attempted to enter Kosovo using a false passport. The document was seized and the subject was released into Kosovo. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 06. Feb. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 2 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 0 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 7 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 2 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 4 SIMPLE ASSAULT 4 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 2 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 1 ROBBERY 1 DEAD BODIES 1 BURGLARY 16 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 22 THEFT 18 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 15 AUTO THEFT 10 ARRESTS 18 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 8 DETAINEES 379 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4521 PRISTINA 949 DEPLOYED 3528 GNJILANE 700 SPU 969 PRIZREN 451 IN TRAINING 18 PEC 382 MAIN HQ 292 MITROVICA 306 KPS 246 MHQ 19 IC 24 ACADEMY 576 PRISTINA 835 TOTAL 3383 PRIZREN 425 PEC 320 GNJILANE 429 MITROVICA 572 BORDER POLICE 247